While preceding paragraphs empowers the president to make appointments and the Senate to make confirmations, 3b, demands that the integrity of an appointee must not be in question.
A similar case played out in October 2019 when a “former” APC member was nominated as a resident electoral commissioner by the president.to being a member of the APC during his screening exercise in November of the same year. He also confessed to have contested for local government chairmanship in Osogbo, Osun State even though he said he stopped being a card-carrying member of the party in 2017.“I am a member of APC and I contested for the chairmanship of Osogbo local government in 2013.
Convener of the group, Clement Nwankwo, who signed the statement, said her nomination is a major attempt at undermining efforts to build credibility for an improved electoral process in the country.“Should the President fail to withdraw this nomination, the Nigerian Senate is hereby called upon to disregard her nomination without any consideration whatsoever.
In a similar statement, Mr Melaye asked the president to immediately withdraw the nomination of Ms Onochie, describing it as unconstitutional, an affront on the patience of Nigerians and an insult to the institution of INEC. “I hereby call on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately rescind her nomination forwarded to the Senate today otherwise I will mobilise Nigerians to challenge this decision, which is unconstitutional.”The PDP on its part, described the appointment as a highly provocative assault on the Nigerian Constitution and democratic process.
“However, this nomination of his personal staff, Lauretta Onchie, as INEC national commissioner, supports the position of the PDP that his statements were mere glib talks on electoral sanctity and clearly demonstrates that he has no plans whatsoever to leave a legacy of credible polls.
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Who are those advising NGRPresident, tomorrow someone will come out to claim his an MJ/AGF of this nation. Do will really have NBA in this path of the world or money desperate lot calling themselves members of the bar. Shame on us all for seeing impunity n look the other side.
Fathom to understand the brazenness of the nomination. The GMB must think he's the physical embodiment of the Nigerian constitution. Whatever he wants or wishes is law.
So the president special adviser is now nominated to be an impartial member of INEC?
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